The Myers Park Mustangs are headed away from home for the first time to square off against the Hough Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Myers Park can't be to happy about their upcoming road game considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Thursday. They fell just short of Independence by a score of 24-21. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Mustangs have suffered against the Patriots since October 23, 2015.
Jared Lockhart put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 240 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 60 yards. 150 of those passing yards were hauled in by Chaz Portis.
Meanwhile, Hough couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They were just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 45-44 to Northwestern.
Hough might have lost, but man, Sean Brady was a machine: he picked up 212 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Brady's longest reception was for an incredible 85 yards. Tyran Evans also helped out as he racked up 175 receiving yards.
Myers Park couldn't quite finish off Hough in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 and fell 13-10. Can Myers Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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